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Ely Limestone, USA

FormationEly Limestone
Age:314 - 306 Ma
Carboniferous
IntervalAtokan
Lithologywackestone, packstone, wackestone/"shale", wackestone/packstone, grainstone, "limestone"
Number of Collections20
Number of Occurrences115

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Bed 1White Pine County, Nevada, USAEly Limestone
Bed 1Millard County, Utah, USAEly Limestone
Chainman Sh.Millard County, Utah, USAEly Limestone
Chainman Sh.Millard County, Utah, USAEly Limestone
USGS 25254-PC East slope of Granite MountainJuab County, Utah, USAEly Limestone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Chainman331 - 323 Ma
Carboniferous
siltstone/"limestone"19

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Cleiothyridina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita subquadrata
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita subquadrata318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita subtilita
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita subtilita318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Hustedia mormoni
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia : Hustedia mormoni313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Gruntia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Paranorellidae : Gruntia313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Wellerella tetrahedra
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Wellerella : Wellerella tetrahedra313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Crurithyris planoconvexa
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : Crurithyris planoconvexa318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Choristites fritschi
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Choristitidae : Choristites : Choristites fritschi313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Choristites pavlovi
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Choristitidae : Choristites : Choristites pavlovi313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Phricodothyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Phricodothyris313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Anthracospirifer sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Anthracospirifer318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Neospirifer cameratus
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Neospirifer cameratus318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Neospirifer triplicatus alatus
subspecies
7.3Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Neospirifer triplicatus : Neospirifer triplicatus alatus313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Verkhotomia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Verkhotomia313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Verkhotomia plenoides
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Verkhotomia : Verkhotomia plenoides313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Dielasma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Dielasma313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Echinaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Echinaria313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Echinoconchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Echinoconchus313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Juresania sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Juresania313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Linoproductus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Linoproductus prattenianus
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus : Linoproductus prattenianus318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Marginovatia catinulus
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Marginovatia : Marginovatia catinulus339.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Hystriculina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Hystriculina313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Probolionia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Probolionia313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Brasilioproductus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Brasilioproductus318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Duartea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Duartea313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Eomarginifera sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Eomarginifera318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Kozlowskia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Kozlowskia318.1 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Kozlowskia capaci
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Kozlowskia : Kozlowskia capaci313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Neochonetes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Streblotrypa sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Streblotrypa330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Fistulipora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Fistulipora330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Archimedes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Archimedes330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Tabulipora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Tabulipora330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Karklins O.L. (1986) , Journal of Paleontology Memoir 60 17, 1-48
Gordon, Jr. M., Henry T. W. (1990) Marginovatia, a Mid-Carboniferous Genus of Linoproductid Brachiopods, Journal of Paleontology 64 4, 532-551
Perez-Huerta A, Sheldon N. D. (2006) Pennsylvanian sea level cycles, nutrient availability and brachiopod paleoecology, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 230, 264-279
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